Sanitary container



April 16, 1929. H. MARTIN sANITARY CONTAINER Filed Sept. 21. 1927 INVENTOR y mf/1W ATTORNEY WITNESS ES m Patented Api-.16, 19294.v

HARRY MARTIN, OF BROOKLYN ,n NEW YORK.

SANITARY CONTAINER.

Application filed September 21, 1927. Serial No. 221,009.

This invention relates to sanitary containers which may be utilized asa receptacle for a toothbrush or may be adapted for any other purpose.

The primaryobject of the invention is to provide a cap acting as a closure for the receptacle and vwhich functions as a container for a cartridge or cartridges or other devices or articles impregnated with sterilizing material, which, when the capis in closed position on the receptacle, are exposed to the interior of the receptacle, and, when the cap is removed from the receptacle, are cut oil"V or enclosed so as to prevent the escape of gas or vapor from the sterilizing cartridges.

Vith these and other' objects in view., the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and lcon'ibinations and arrangements of parts which will be more fully hereinafter described and'pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a view showing my improved cap and receptacle with the cap removed;

Figure 2 is an inverted plan view of my improved cap, partly broken away, illustrat ing details of construction; v

Figure 3 is van end view of the receptacle or container; I

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 2 with the gasket removed and the cartridges in position;

Figure 5 is a'view in section through the cap, the view being taken on theline 5 5 of Figure t;

Figure 6 is a lview in longitudinal section showing the cap in .closed position on the container with the sterilizing cartridges eX-y posed to the interior ofthe container; y

Figure 7 is a perspective view of thc rotary disk of the cap;

Figure 8 is a perspective view ofthe gasket employed in the cap.

1 represents a receptacle and 2 my improved cap. I shall'refer to this part2 as a cap with the understanding that I eniploy this term to include a closure cover or other analogous device adapted to close the end of the casing 1.

The casing 1 `may be of glass of any desired shape, and I have illustrated the same Vof a size and shape to receive a toothbrush 3 although of course it is to be understood that the device may be employed for sterilizing any article.

On the open end ofthecasing or container 1 a milled ring 4 is secured and is provided aroundits outer edge with beveled lugs 5, as clearly shown. The cap 2 is of general cylindrical form having a closed upper end and an open lower end, and lmay be milled or otherwise roughened, as shown'at 6, to facilitate turning of the same.

Within the cover and intermediate the ends i thereof a partition plate 7 is fixedly secured.

This plate 7v is` shown as having countersunk openings 8 at opposite sides of its center to receive sterilizing cart-ridges .9'which are located in the chamber or space 10 in the upperor outer end of the cap.

A disk Iltis located against the face of plate 7 and is connected to theplate by a central rivet 12 which permits the disk a rotary or turning movement, and this disk 11 has openings l13)l therein adapted to register with the openings S to expose thecartridges and also adapted to be moved so as to cutoff communication between the cartridges and the openv end of the cap.

f The disk 11 is made with a series of channel shaped fingers 14 located at the edges of thev plate and of a size to receive the lugs 5 of the` ring 4L of container 1', and the lower or inner' edge of the cap is provided withinwardly projecting flanges l5 under which the fin-gers 14 ride when the cap is lin closed and secured position on the container', and these flanges 15 are spaced Vapart su'liiciently to ac cominodate the lingers 14 between them to allow the cover to be removed from the container.

To limit the turning movement of the disk 11 and to insure a proper registration of the parts, the flanges 15V at one end are bent inwardly forming stops 15 which are engaged by the fingers 14, as clearly indicated 16 represents a gasket which is preferably of cork or other compressible more or less ren silient material located against the disk 11 and having openings 17 therein adapted to register with the openings in the disk and preferably connected by a slot or slit 18 which tainer the Channel-shaped fingers 141 are positioned over the lugs and While pressure is applied to slightly compress the gasket 16 the oep is turned to bring the flanges of the cap under the lugs 5 to securely hold the oep on the container. This movement cerises the gasket 16 and the disk 11 to turn to bring the openings 17, 13 end 8 into register so that the interior of the container is exposed to the ges or vapor ronivthe cartridges and the' toothbrush or other` article in the container is subjected to a sterlhzing); action Whiie the container is tightly closed. When the oep is removed it is necessary to turn the seine and in doing` this the di i 11 operates to ont oil the artridges end pre v ent loss et ges end vapor.

t isv ot course to he understood that 1 do not limit myself to any particular number of cartridges es lne-y employ one or more es desired, nor do I limit myself to the specific details ot construction out desire to cover r`tfition plete in the oep having en opeinlig therein adapted to receive sterilizing Certridge, e disk mounted to turn on the espa und channel-shaped lingers on the disk edzmted to engege oveiI the lugs whereby when the esp is turned on the container the disk will operette either to open coinlnruiiee tion between the cartridge and the container or Close eoninninieetion between the lertridge and the container. Y

2. he conihinetion With e container, lugs on the contsiher ,sp-need spart, e cap, a, pertition plete in the oep having en opening` therein adapted to receive e sterilizing eertridge, e disk mounted to turn on the esp, channel-shaped :lingers on the disk adapted to ,engage over the lugs vherehy when the oep is turned on the container the disk Will :rnd e friet operate either to open communication between the cartridge end the container or, close Communication between the cartridge and the container, eed flanges on the end of the capl adapted zo engepge 1Rinder the lugs on the conteiner toloek the esp in closed position on the eonteiner.

' 3. The combination with e containerj lugs on the container spaced apart, a oep, e pertition plete in the oep having en opening therein ed )ted to receive e sterilizing eertridge, a disk inonnted to turn on the esp, chemiel--s' fingers on'the disk adapted to engage over he lugs whereby when the cap is turned on. the Container the disk will oper- :rte either to open communication. between the Cartridge und the container or elose coinn'nuiieetion lietn'een 'the cartridge and the eonteinerj e perforated gasket located against the disk and adopted to engage the end et the cont-einer and "onction es en air-tight closure, ineens to compel the turning' he i i with the cup.

4. The efm'rhinetloh with e container, lugs on the een tition plete in depart, e cap, e perehenieii'ingefs Von the disk adapted to en@ tle l whereby when the esp turned on the e reel' the disk Will operate either to epee conin'iunieetion hetween the e: close eonnn and the ecueuii'ler, il oep zul-1:" i" to under thelugs on the container to lock the esp in closed position mi the con@ e, perforated gasket located against the disk end adapted, to erigage the end oi" the eonteiior end 'function es en air-tight elosure, and e tion ineens to compel the turning; movement of the disk with the cap. u

Signed et New York in the county of New York and Stute New York this 20th dey ot Septen'iber, A. l). 1927.

` HARRY Miserie' 

